Hormizd III

Hormizd III (436-459) was Shahanshah of the Sassanid Empire from 457 to 459, succeeding Yazdegerd II and preceding Peroz I.

Biography
Hormizd was the son of Yazdegerd II, and he became the shahanshah of the Sassanid Empire after his father's death in 457. However, his brother Peroz I allied with the White Huns against him, and Hormizd was defeated, captured, and put to death by his brother, who usurped the throne.